Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-03
FOUGHT TO KILL.
An Aii.Day Battle Between NigiiSmsr'
aud Out;avs in tac indian Territory.

WAwoLr.a, Ind. T.. Oct. II On
Thursday a desperate fight took place
on the north fork of the Arkansas
river between Bud Trainers gang of
outlaws and vigilance commmitte
under the leadership of Robert Hem
derson. Il Scotch half-breed, which fol
( lowed them from Duckworth's store
in the Creek Nation on the occasion of
"A raid there on Wednesday. The out
laws, finding out the size of the force
/ that was following them, decided to
risk an encounter and made haste o
Teach .he river banks where they could
{ iind shelter behind tress and in ravines
I When the vigilante- came up they
We're entirely, for the time, at the
/ mercy of two score OF men who knew
not what mercy was. Henderson hen
| took his men II short distance up the
river, where - fording place could be
/ found, then crossed and took up po-
sitions on the other side of the ST tream
from the outlaws. and where his men
We're as wei protected as those OF
/ Trainer. The river ut this point is
only about one hundred yards wide,
and across thi, distance, from Thurs
4 day morning until Thursday night
/ bullets were singing on their mission of
death When the vi.lantes had sue
ceeded in obtaining this post ion they
found they had lost three men and
two more were seriously Wounded. As
Trainer found the enemy in his rear
I on he opposite side of the river. he
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cross and come up on the other side
/ ii .ht ing under cover OF the trees. ln
! tllis coup d'etat they were surprised
/ bv the avengers, who met them half
way and opened fire on them, check-
I ing their course and driving them
panic-stricken and prccipitately back.
+ In endeaVorng to rally III. men Bill
/ Chuei was killed, and before the river
| could he Recorded John i.ecch. OF the
robber gang. was shot off his horse.
( but not killed. The fight from this on
WAS continued across the stream. he
4 banks oil which were lined at disian-
I ces of about five rods apart with
sharp-shooters. No sooner was n head.
arm or any part of II body visible on
either side than bullet was seeking
/ to find II lodgmpnt therein.
/ As Thursday night vas coming on,
/ Henderson called his men III ior CON
, snl,ation. when it was found that oi
( hia force eight were killed outright and
, ei..t others bad received serious.
/ Enough not lalal Nonnds. Tho tOrce
: was IN fllis way reduceI One-hHlT, and
4 il was thou.ht best to remove the
wounded here aud 20 back home and
/ STIR up reiniorcements. The dead we're
/ buried. ana the wounded. u WIS iuund
: after dressing their wounu~. were able
I to return home with the rest of the
party. 1t is Thought a. many of the
/ outlaws were killed as of the pursuing
party. though this will never he known.
/ Henderson SAYS he will collect a hun
dred men and follow the rohhers to
hades, ii necessary, but what he will
/ wipe them out.
Henry Ayres, Il well-to-do stockman
from Cherokee nation, who WAS one Of
the party with Henderson, says that
/ Bud Trainer WAS killed during the
ii.ht. lie is OF the opinion tiiat not
less than fifteen were killed outright
on both sides. and thinks onc-half ihe
outlaws who were not killed were
wounded. II il by no means certain
that another party will te Organized
to hunt down the outlaws, rs II Is
thought the severe lesson they have
been taught will tend to drive them
from the territory, or at least pat I;
quietus on iheir lawlessness.